2 Timothy 2:24

And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.

Cross References (30)

  • Titus 3:2 (30)

    to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.

  • James 1:19–20 (22)

    My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

  • Titus 1:7 (14)

    As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not

  • 1 Timothy 3:2–3 (13)

    An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospita

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:7 (13)

    On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.

  • Philippians 2:14 (11)

    Do everything without complaining or arguing,

  • 1 Timothy 6:11 (11)

    But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentle

  • Philippians 2:3 (10)

    Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.

  • Colossians 3:13 (10)

    Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

  • Ephesians 4:2 (10)

    with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

  • 1 Peter 3:8 (8)

    Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.

  • James 3:17 (8)

    But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit,

  • Matthew 12:19 (6)

    He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets.

  • 2 Corinthians 10:1 (6)

    Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bol

  • Titus 1:9 (6)

    He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute

  • Acts 7:26 (6)

    The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothe

  • Isaiah 40:11 (5)

    He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently lead

  • James 4:2 (5)

    You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have,

  • James 1:1 (5)

    James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.

  • Jude 1:3 (4)

    Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urg

  • Acts 23:9 (4)

    A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wr

  • Daniel 6:20 (4)

    When he reached the den, he cried out in a voice of anguish, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom yo

  • 2 Chronicles 24:6 (3)

    So the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jer

  • 2 Corinthians 10:4 (3)

    The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

  • Galatians 5:22 (3)

    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

  • Titus 1:1 (3)

    Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that

  • Acts 15:2 (3)

    And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go u

  • Deuteronomy 34:5 (2)

    So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, as the LORD had said.

  • John 6:52 (1)

    At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”

  • Joshua 1:1 (-1)

    Now after the death of His servant Moses, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying,